Oral care kit and dispenser for use with the same

摘要

An oral care kit comprising an oral care implement and a dispenser. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care kit comprising at least one toothbrush and a dispenser. The dispenser (300) comprises a housing (309) having an internal chamber (321) containing a plurality of capsules (310) containing an oral care material; a dispensing conduit (322) extending from the internal chamber to an exterior of the dispenser; a valve (325) positioned in the dispensing conduit and biased into a sealed state that prevents moisture from entering the internal chamber; and a dispensing subassembly (302, 315, 316, 317) configured to dispense one of the capsules from the internal chamber through the valve. The valve is forced into an open state that allows the one capsule to pass therethrough when the one capsule is subjected to a dispensing force imparted by the dispensing subassembly and automatically returns to the sealed state after the one capsule passes therethrough.

主权项

1. An oral care dispenser comprising:
a housing haying an internal chamber containing a plurality of capsules containing an oral care material; a dispensing conduit extending from the internal chamber to an exterior of the dispenser; a valve positioned in the dispensing conduit, the valve biased into a sealed state that prevents moisture from entering the internal chamber through the dispensing conduit; and a dispensing subassembly configured to dispense one of the plurality of capsules at a time from the internal chamber through the valve, the valve being forced into an open state that allows the one capsule to pass therethrough when the one capsule is subjected to a dispensing force imparted by the dispensing subassembly, the valve automatically returning to the sealed state after the one capsule passes through the valve; wherein the dispensing subassembly comprises an actuator and a drive mechanism that imparts the dispensing force onto the one capsule when the actuator is activated by a user; and wherein the dispensing subassembly further comprises a first resilient member that imparts a loading force onto the plurality of capsules that biases the one capsule into a loading zone of the dispensing conduit.